Grant County, NM has a population of 28,879 people with a median age of 46.4 and a median household income of $38,890. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Grant County, NM declined from 29,119 to 28,879, a 0.82% decrease and its median household income grew from $38,311 to $38,890, a 1.51% increase.

The population of Grant County, NM is 49.6%Hispanic, 47%White, and 1.68%Two+. 28.8% of the people in Grant County, NM speak a non-English language, and 98.5% are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Grant County, NM are Western New Mexico University, with 640 graduates, N/A, with N/A graduates, and N/A, with N/A graduates.

The median property value in Grant County, NM is $135,000, and the homeownership rate is 74.4%. Most people in Grant County, NM commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 15.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Grant County, NM is 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Grant County, NM is $38,890. Males in Grant County, NM have an average income that is 1.28 times higher than the average income of females, which is $36,759. The income inequality of Grant County, NM (measured using the Gini index) is 0.494 which is higher than the national average.

Households in Grant County, NM have a median annual income of $38,890, which is less than the median annual income in the United States. Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Grant County, NM compares to that in it's parent locations.

The closest comparable data for the county of Grant County, NM is from the public use microdata area of Southwest New Mexico PUMA, NM.

Highest Average Salaries by Race & Ethnicity

1.White$34,580±$4,396

2.Black or African American$31,776±$13,796

3.Unknown$28,386±$7,655

In 2016 the highest paid race/ethnicity of Southwest New Mexico PUMA, NM workers was White. These workers were paid 1.09 times more than Black or African American workers, who made the second highest salary of any race/ethnicity.

In 2016, the income inequality in Southwest New Mexico PUMA, NM was 0.494 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 12.1% growth from 2015 to 2016, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even.

In 2016, the census tract with the highest Median Household Income in Grant County, NM was Census Tract 643 with a value of $47,031, followed by Census Tract 647 and Census Tract 641, with respective values of $45,264 and $42,963.

The following map shows all of the census tracts in Grant County, NM colored by their Median Household Income.

21.5% of the population in Grant County, NM (28,270 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 14%. The largest demographic living in poverty is Female 25-34, followed by Male 55-64 and then Male 18-24.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Grant County, NM is White, followed by Hispanic or Latino and American Indian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2015 to 2016, employment in Grant County, NM grew at a rate of 0.5%, from 10,585 employees to 10,638 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Grant County, NM, are Healthcare & Social Assistance, Mining, Quarrying, Oil, Gas Extraction, and Retail trade. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Grant County, NM, though some of these residents may live in Grant County, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Grant County, NM. In Grant County, NM the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 55-64, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 76 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $6,806. McKinley County, NM has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in New Mexico.

The closest comparable data for the county of Grant County, NM is from the public use microdata area of Southwest New Mexico PUMA, NM.

6-17

Male Majority

55-64

Female Majority

Grant County, NM residents 6-17 years of age are the largest age group with Healthcare Coverage in New Mexico. The age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 55-64, for men and women respectively. Nationally, 6-17 (for men) and 6-17 (for women) are the age groups most likely to have coverage.

Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Grant County, NM were $6,806 in 2014, but $6,869 in 2013. These numbers represent a 0.92% growth during that year. Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Grant County, NM are $$2,782 less than the national average.

Medicare is a Federal program which provides health benefits to older Americans. This chart shows how per enrollee amounts have changed in Grant County, NM compared to national reimburesments.

Medicare enrollees between the ages of 65 and 75 that have had treatment related to their diabetes and been categorized with the racial labels, either Black or non-Black, from the Dartmouth Atlas.

In 2014, the Medicare enrollees in Grant County, NM between the ages of 65 and 75 had 306 eye exams, 424 hemoglobin tests, and 411 lipid tests as part of their diabetes care. Here is a breakdown of each test by race as a percentage of enrollees with diabetes.

Female Medicare enrollees between the ages of 67 and 69 that have been classified with the racial labels, either Black or non-Black, from the Dartmouth Atlas.

In 2014, out of the 404 women in Grant County, NM between the ages of 67 and 69 enrolled in medicare, 219 had mammograms. This chart looks at the change in percentage of Black and non-Black Medicare enrollees who had mammograms from 2010 to 2014.

West Virginia has a Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted) value of 43.4, followed by New Hampshire with 35.8 and Ohio with 32.9. The following map shows all of the states colored according to their Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted).

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, McKinley County, NM has a Diabetes Prevalence value of 13.6%, the highest value of any county in New Mexico. This represents a 4.9% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 14.3%.

The following map shows all of the counties in New Mexico colored according to their Diabetes Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Cibola County, NM has a Adult Smoking Prevalence of 22.7%, the highest value of any county in New Mexico. This represents a 12.4% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 25.9%.

The following map shows all of the counties in New Mexico colored according to their Adult Smoking Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, McKinley County, NM has a Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People of 15.4, the highest rate of any county in New Mexico. This represents a 4.35% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 16.1.

The following map shows all of the counties in New Mexico colored according to the number of Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People.

Grant County, NM is home to a population of 28,879 people, from which 98.5% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Grant County, NM is composed of 14,311Hispanic residents (49.6%), 13,582White residents (47%), 486Two+ residents (1.68%), 318Native residents (1.1%), and 131Black residents (0.45%). The most common foreign languages in Grant County, NM are Spanish (7,329 speakers), German (125 speakers), and Navajo (55 speakers), but compared to other places, Grant County, NM has a relative high number of Navajo (55 speakers), Spanish (7,329 speakers), and German (125 speakers).

In 2016, the median age of all people in Grant County, NM was 46.4. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 46, were generally younger than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 52.7. But people in Grant County, NM are getting getting younger. In 2015, the average age of all Grant County, NM residents was 46.5.

As of 2016, 98.5% of Grant County, NM residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93%. In 2015, the percentage of US citizens in Grant County, NM was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining in that location.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Grant County, NM compared to it's parent geographies.

In 2016, there were 1.05 times more Hispanic residents (14,311 people) in Grant County, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 13,582White and 486Two+ residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Grant County, NM as a share of the total population.

7,677 of Grant County, NM citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is higher than the national average of 21.1%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in Grant County, NM was Spanish. 25.4% of the overall population of Grant County, NM are native Spanish speakers. 0.43% speak German and 0.19% speak Navajo, the next two most common languages.

When compared to other counties, Grant County, NM has a relatively high number of residents that are native Navajo speakers. In 2015, there were 55 native Navajo speakers living in Grant County, NM, approximately 3.69 times more than would be expected based on the language's frequency in the US more broadly.

In 2015 universities in Grant County, NM awarded 640 degrees. The student population of Grant County, NM is skewed towards females, with 233 male students and 407 female students. Most students in Grant County, NM are Hispanic or Latino (260 and 40.6%), followed by White (203 and 31.7%), Unknown (110 and 17.2%), and American Indian (23 and 3.59%). The largest universities in Grant County, NM by number of graduates are Western New Mexico University (640 and 100%), N/A (N/A and N/A), and N/A (N/A and N/A). The most popular majors in Grant County, NM are Criminal Justice - Safety Studies (32 and 5%), Registered Nursing (21 and 3.28%), and Other Multidisciplinary Studies (18 and 2.81%). The median tuition costs in Grant County, NM are N/A for private four year colleges, and $3,740 and $11,400 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

In 2015 the majority of students graduating from institutions in Grant County, NM were Hispanic or Latino. These 260 graduates mean that there were 1.28 times more Hispanic or Latino graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 203 graduates.

The median property value in Grant County, NM is $135,000, which is 0.66 times smaller than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $132,800 to $135,000, a 1.66% increase. The homeownership rate of Grant County, NM is 74.4%, which is higher than the national average of 63.6%. People in Grant County, NM have an average commute time of 15.5 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Grant County, NM is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$38,890

Median Household Income

±$1,640

11,941

Number of Households

±360

In 2016, the median household income of the 11,941 households in Grant County, NM grew to $38,890 from the previous year's value of $38,311.

The following chart displays the households in Grant County, NM distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

In 2016, the median property value in Grant County, NM grew to $135,000 from the previous year's value of $132,800.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Grant County, NM compared to other geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Grant County, NM the largest share of households have a property value in the $100k-$125k range.

This chart shows the households in Grant County, NM distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Grant County, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The following chart displays the households in Grant County, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Grant County, NM have 2 cars, followed by 3 cars.

Using averages, employees in Grant County, NM have a shorter commute time (15.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (25 minutes). Additionally, 1.56% of the workforce in Grant County, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows the average travel time in Grant County, NM compared to its parent geographies.